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1951 NBA Free Throw Percentage Leaders

Share of free throws made

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Bobby Wanzer led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1951 with 90.4%, 2.1 percentage points ahead of Al Cervi (88.3%).

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Bobby Wanzer Led the NBA in 1951 Bobby Wanzer ROC
90.4% Free Throw Percentage 2.1% clear of Al Cervi
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# Player Team FT% GP FGM FGA FG%
1 Bobby Wanzer Bobby Wanzer ROC 90.4% 66 328 772 42.5%
2 Al Cervi Al Cervi SYR 88.3% 55 99 280 35.4%
3 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 85.9% 63 244 628 38.9%
4 Frank Brian FTW 84.8% 66 342 972 35.2%
5 Freddie Scolari BAL 83.5% 64 290 867 33.4%
6 Fred Schaus Fred Schaus FTW 83.3% 62 281 778 36.1%
7 Joe Fulks Joe Fulks PHW 82.5% 61 336 1,078 31.2%
8 Bill Tosheff INO 82.4% 65 213 651 32.7%
9 Buckshot O'Brien INO 81.9% 64 228 613 37.2%
10 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin PHW 81.8% 66 548 1,222 44.8%
11 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 80.8% 66 512 1,388 36.9%
12 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 80.7% 63 263 740 35.5%
13 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 80.6% 66 233 527 44.2%
14 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley BOS 79.9% 66 384 888 43.2%
15 Noble Jorgensen SYR 79.7% 66 190 460 41.3%
16 Ed Mikan Ed Mikan PHW 78.4% 66 202 571 35.4%
17 George Mikan George Mikan MNL 78.0% 64 545 1,414 38.5%
18 Arnie Johnson Arnie Johnson ROC 77.8% 66 178 411 43.3%
19 Frank Saul MNL 77.8% 64 157 436 36.0%
20 Billy Gabor Billy Gabor SYR 77.6% 57 173 538 32.2%
21 Bob Davies Bob Davies ROC 77.6% 65 379 990 38.3%
22 Ernie Vandeweghe Ernie Vandeweghe NYK 77.5% 57 200 457 43.8%
23 Don Otten Don Otten MIH 77.3% 64 222 636 34.9%
24 Red Rocha Red Rocha SYR 77.0% 66 300 749 40.1%
25 Frank Kudelka Frank Kudelka BAL 76.7% 65 204 614 33.2%
26 Dave Minor Dave Minor BAL 76.5% 57 185 522 35.4%
27 Odie Spears ROC 76.3% 66 225 570 39.5%
28 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 76.1% 66 363 866 41.9%
29 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 75.9% 66 206 615 33.5%
30 Max Zaslofsky Max Zaslofsky NYK 75.5% 66 322 958 33.6%
31 Bob Lavoy INO 75.3% 63 240 604 39.7%
32 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip PHW 75.3% 66 279 762 36.6%
33 George Senesky George Senesky PHW 75.3% 57 164 454 36.1%
34 Wallace Jones INO 75.0% 58 164 524 31.3%
35 Paul Walther Paul Walther INO 75.0% 55 220 549 40.1%
36 Slater Martin Slater Martin MNL 74.7% 66 237 632 37.5%
37 Chuck Cooper BOS 74.1% 66 197 545 36.1%
38 Don Boven Don Boven MIH 73.1% 66 200 668 29.9%
39 David Johnson David Johnson FTW 72.1% 66 211 592 35.6%
40 Don Lofgran INO 71.2% 63 149 417 35.7%
41 George King George King SYR 71.2% 66 235 579 40.6%
42 Jack Coleman ROC 71.0% 66 308 742 41.5%
43 Stan Miasek Stan Miasek BAL 70.7% 66 258 707 36.5%
44 Jim Pollard Jim Pollard MNL 70.4% 65 411 1,155 35.6%
45 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen ROC 70.1% 66 365 926 39.4%
46 Dick Mehen Dick Mehen MIH 70.1% 65 293 824 35.6%
47 Don Barksdale Don Barksdale BAL 69.1% 62 272 804 33.8%
48 Connie Simmons Connie Simmons NYK 68.9% 66 227 600 37.8%
49 Kevin O'Shea BAL 68.6% 65 153 466 32.8%
50 Bill Calhoun BAL 68.3% 55 129 409 31.5%
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